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We yesterthi'y announcea thie result Of the Trial on the Indictment preferred . by that great Re fin'iner, Lord FOLKESTONE, against the Reading Gaoler, for-obedience to the Orders of the SECRE TARY of STATE, 01011'0 it May be fairly pre sumed that there were more -reasons to justify that order that.' Lord FOLKS TONE could offer defenc e Of ihe curiosity which induced him to at tempt to contravene it. His Lordship's TeCISOTI S liqwever, are easily guessed, but they will barctly , eiccn se him, in the opinion 'of the Pci.lic, for his rigorous measures against the ho test Gaoler. The following brief account will serve to tiring the matter to the recollection of cur Readers " READING ASSIZES, MARCH 3. LORD FOCKESTONR V. EASTAFF. " Our iietulers-Jvillrecliecithenature of this atse, which has been canvassed both in and out I ' 3 f 'Parliament. By virtue of an Act of e 31st of ....George H. empowering and directing Magisl rate, to visit the Gaols, and to examine and report the situation of are prisoners, Lord FolkestOne, a Berkshire Magistrate, in the months of 'June and tietober last, demanded admittance to three State l 'risoners •in Reading Gaol. The Giolor, Mr. •i t istaff, refused to admit his Lordship, by order '" v f the Secretary of State's warrant and three which ordered him to admit none hut the Magistrates to persons confined under ', 6 Piciori of High Trersoon. On the - defendant's • ! ir k it «as ti i*g neri, (hut the Act .co, Id not have S tate Prisoners in contempht ion. On this ground, Verdict" was given for the ftetendmit, after a trial of almost ten hours, in a most crowded Court.— 'Counsel for the plaintiff, Messrs. Taunton and Hettley ; for the defendant, Messrs. Jarvis, bauncy, and Peake." THOJAS RILEY. (From The Leeds Intelligexcer, March 2.) In the Mercury* :ve have upwards of a column thiefiy respecting Kiley, the object of which is to make it appear that that unhappy wretch was bojustly charged with High Treason, and that be Pitt an end to his own existence, in York Castle, • con the 7th of October last), not from feelings of tonscions g u ilt, hu! in consequence of the hard ships to which he was subjected by his imprison- Mem. This, it would seem, is on the authority of that highly respected, honest, upright, gentle 'man, (Magistrate, we beg his pardon) !MICHAEL STOCKS, Esautae, of Catherine-House, alias Aeg g arin g ton ! lire would not be surprised, if such a PURR itlfortltßtion as this induced our excel lent Lord Lieutenant to change his opinion on 'the subject of the SUSPENSION Act ! ! ! In reply to al; this trash, it is only necessary to 'state, that, before Riley was imprisoned at York, • that is, on the day aft e r hiS•apprehension at Hint dersfit-1(1, in Jute last, he attempted to hang him self. The following paragraph respecting him ap peared in this Paper of Jut!, fourteenth one of the •chief Conspirators, now in York Castle under Z•'tuarge High Treason(wl,ise name we shall not men °n, as the trial for his life is at hand", warily avoided en ' Pg i ng Personally in the ontl.czes. He, however, assisted ac :, lively at all the 'meetings for arranging the plan; and has • been impeached sin ce th e apprehei . isitni of sonic of his ac .l compliers. On beinz taken up himself, he-said, he had for • many years kept the Law and the Govertment at defiance: , and now he was betrayed to destruction by a set of his own blockheads at last! While he was in custody of the Consta . • ble s who were charged to convey hiAl, escorted by cayalry, to York Castle, he was placed in an upper room, till the :lior'ses were got ready; and tie had seized the opportunity to • • attempt s:Af-destructioh ; the Coiastahles having cut - hies dawn, after he had actually suspended hiatvelf front er bed 44ad in the apartment." * An arrant Jaeobin. , eal•Paper, published at Leeds, of • -Which Tie iNTELLIGENCEa is a loyal and most honourable contrast. SUICIDE.,--Yesterday morning, a man named ll'otvell, foreman to a respectable painter, put a period to his existence by banging himself in a room in his master's house at Kennington. He Was between 40 and 50 years of age, and has left a wife and six children to lament the sad ca tastrophe. No cau s e has been assigned for the dieadfillact, except that he had been in a state of intoxication for several days previous. I;lessrs. COOPHR and Co. of Medical and Sur. Rical celthrity, after forty years experience in this lietropolis, are consul►ed daily at both houses until nine at night, and the poot have advice, gratis, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday Morn ings, until twelve o'clock. Patients at a distance, describing their case, Immediately attended to.—All letters to be direct ed Charlotte House, Blackfriars-road, but none are answered which do FlOi contain a consult lug fee: We are authorized to state, that since the Me -11%1 Board has been established at Charlotte ouse, Great Chnlotte-street, opposite the Rev Rowland Hill's Chapel, and Woodstock-street, adjoining New Bowl -street, upwards ,•f Thirty Thousand Patients of both sexes have bren re rnred to perfect health, many of whom had 2 ittgered for years under the most pititorl and ob stinate diseases, were pronoun-ed incurahle by respectable practitioners, and several dischatged from Hospitals—Such is the effects resulting from tombined talents ! Yesterday Morning, at Eleven o'Clock, the Lottery began, immediately litter which ; No. 6,963 /7 49 drawn. and hc,ing the first•drawn Blank was entitled to Four Pipes of Port Wine :—The Ticic.tt Itits shared by T. filsH, in Two Quarters, Two 4 ightbs, and Four Sixteenths.—ln the course of the day the following Capital Prizes were drawn, the whole of which were also sold and shared by T. Bisti, No 8,107, a Prize of L. 5,000 21 ,771 3,817 5OO 9,00 3lO 14,070 soa 11,605 2,863 4lO When this paragraph went to Press, neither of the 30,0001. Prizes had made their appearance ; hot BlSii hopes he shall have. the gratification (as usual) of stating that they were divided amongst his Friends. The Second Day of Drawing is the 14... Instant. AMERICAN POETRY. (From Federal Gazette.) A NEW SONG —To an old tone. . • : *Jot ANDERSON, my jo.linix, how could ye be sae rash, As try to buy a Congress man, and not produce the cash ? .. Why offer corn so small, JOHN . ? your price was quite too low, Bid higher and we cash neist time, Jolts A:queas N, my jo ! JoFIN Ax^EesnN, my jo .1011, ye now maun understand, When neist ye Oa] Wl' men o' law, ye tali' nae pen in hanj, Those who mitlt' tnickle Proties, like Congress men, t trow, Think they Why) promise gie nae good, JOHN ANuenswz, myjo. JoHN ANocasos, my jo JoHv. 'tho' Congress tnak' a rout Debate, resolve, Coterrogatt:--they'll let ye safely out: 'Fite crime o' tend'riog fees, JouN, will Meet sic fair, ye 4 ll. know, . . As tencering lasses proofs u' love--JOHN ANDLasuti, my jo. The Colonel ANttEasnJ here alluded to attempted to bribe one of the Members of Congress with reference to some claims in which the Colonel was interested, and the consideration of which had been referred by the House of Representatives to a Committee. The Member alluded to was.one of the Committee, and.on receiving the offer of the Colonel, complained to the House, who ordered the Colonel into custody, and a lonic examination and investigation took place. The result was, that the Colonel was reprimanded and discharged. WILL of the lateDukeorNORTHUM BEIILANIUI The late liuke of NORTHUMBERLAND'S Will was proved in Doctoretommous, on the I2th nit. by the Most-Noble HUGH PERCY, Duke and Earl of Northumberland, the Son and one of the Execu tors ; power being reserved tor the same purpose to the Duchess Dowager,. an Executrix. The first item is a devise of the Duke's estate in the county of York, called Hanwick Hall, with the mansion, pink, and gardens, and other estates in the county of York, and also in the county of Durham, to ALGERNON, his second son, and to his heirs male. • The furniture, utensils, and dead stock at Hanwick Hall, are to accompany the de vise, as heir loomss, as is also the plate called the camp plate, which the Duke distinguishes as hav ing been in his possession before iris father's decease. The stun of 20001. per annum is left to the Duchess tor life, charged on estates in " Tyne mouth and Tynemonthshire, in the county of Northumberland." This is in addition to her Grace's jointure. To his daughters. TA r y Lady JULIA, Lady AGNES. and Lady Emmy, 20,0001. each are left, to be paid one year after his decease, ‘Titir . interest at 4 per cent. Twenty thousand pounds sterling are also to be set apart from money in the Funds, for his . said SOll ALGERNON, on his arriving at the age of 21, and interest at 4 per cent. in the mean time to ac cumulate as an additional fund, except such part as it may be necessary to disburse in his mainte nance and education. It is direCted also, that any Part of the principal and accumulations, not exceeding 4000/. may be eipended by the execu tors at their discretion, for his advancement dur ing his minority. His Lordship is now of age,- and has been called to the House of Peers by the title of Lord PRUDHOE. These It.acies to children Rre to he exclusive of all stuns they may be entitled to by marriage settlement, or otherwise. The residue of the real estates and personal pro. perry is lett to the present aily.t. The will is disetl Arch 25, 1809. There is nu rodiciL The effects ‘vithin the province of !he Canter bury Court itre sworn 'o he u , ,(fer 600,000 L DISAPPEARANCE of a Young NOBLEMAN. MARLBOROUGH , STREET.—Information wasgivett at this Office that the second son of the Doke of -- had suddenly deserted his paternal roof, un der circumstances of rather an extramdwary na ture.—For some time past, the young Gentleman, who is only nineteen years of age, has been ob served to be, very low and dejected: He always seemed to court solitude, ant: took a more than common pleasure in perusing reli gious books and publications. He is an excellent scholar. The object of the Missionary Society, was one which struck him as most laudable, and at length engrossed so much of his attention, that he seriously expressed his determination to go on a mission himself.' 'phis step was opposed by his - friends ; but their advice had no weight. The youth had already formed his opinion on the subject, and, finding that he was unlikely to re ceive the approbation of the Noble Duke, his father, be secretly left his paternal mansion, without any considerable sum of money, and has wandered, no person knows where. As soon as his flight was discovered, the family were in the greatest terror and confusion. Handbills and placards were posted in all directions, describing his dress, and offering a large reward to any per son who could give inf , ,rmation respecting him. He is six feet high, blue eyes, and light com plexion. hitelligence was received at this Office, that he had been seen at Brighton, and, in con sequence, all ntlicer was sent to that place with ',all dispatch, but failed in the object of his search ; and, receiving a further clue, set off, post haste, for Portsmouth, whence ino intelligence of him has been yet received. Brirm On the 2d inst. the Lady of Wm. John Law, Esq. of a son. DI El) RICUARD MEYLen, E3Q. CiROSVENOR-qQUARE.—An ex press, received on Tuesday evening front Melton Mowbray, Leirestersti're, states, tbat he was bunting nit Monday, as u , u4l; no a leap, he was•thrown front his horse and pitched on his head. Whether io an apoplectic tit or not has not been ascertained. lie W 3 ely taken to hi: house, where be rin g erett till half-114;1. seven o'clock on Tuesday morning, and He'ilever spoke front the moment of the accident. Jo ; isis.dr4t On Friday last, at his house in Highgate, Robert Webster, Esq. in his Bfiih year. Out Monday last, at Hackney, Mrs. Charlotte Hussey, of Burwash, Sussex. On the 95th ult. Francis, fourth son of Mr. Lousdale, Ki reel, Corent-garden. On Sunday last, at St. Margaret's,' RochesteT, Mary, the wife of the Rev. Francis Barrow. DINNER Tr) 11Ft. Setc . ral of Alr..l,onsf littMßLE's friends,•anxiOus to e,xlp - i - ess their adm , ration of his trarkscetulent ta requesting,his acceptance of, some . me morial oftheir affection and regard, that his feel ing of their esteem might ,not terminate with his present temporary residence in our metropolis, requested the honour 9t his company, to dinner; still Mr- ftEMIILE haviiN asstirett them the very hie , ll grat ification such . a meeting would afford . him, the patty was fined tor Sqtnrday last, amid CotiwriSeq several of the first Noblemen and Most „distinguished Characters of Edinburgh. The ehair ,t as taken •at' six o'cloek by FKA' NCIS " .lElTitEv, 6%q., t.king his seat on his right hand, and Professor Pl. A YFAIR ou his left, and was most ahryas,isted in croupiers by WALTER _solyr•Ttincl jOH WILTON, ESII.S. Atter the removal of t he cloth, and drinking the healthy of our ,reyered Sovereign ,and his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, iIII.JR . F . I4IEY rose, and in his : usual strain of eloquence, proposed the health of John Philip kenible, Esq. and, in the name of the company, requested his acceptauce of a gaid smiff-buit, as a very sincere,,,though inade quate token of their high t respect for his talents. Re then begged to _read the inscription which he proposed should accompany the box, 'and which was as follows : , To JOHN PHILIP KEMBLF,, ESQUIRE, In the First Year of his hetirenient from the STAGE. This Box was 'presented by , . FRANCIS 'JEFFREY, ESO.UIER.. • In the Name of Fifty IniTahitants of Edinhuigh, As a slight Token . Of their, sense of anise important tiervices,which his Taste and his Example have rendered to the British Drama; In grateful remembrance ~. Of the exquisite delight which they have received from His Talents as a Performer; and As a Testimony Of their high Esteem and 'Regard for his Private Character. 2Stb of Fejnnary Mr. JR#YREY then concluded, by stating, that the feelings which had dictated the present happy meeting were more elegantly expressed in the pa per which lie had just read, than lie was capable of utteringthey were the sincere end heartfelt feelings of respect, gratitude, and esteem—respect for him as a scholar and a judicious critic—com bining professional knowledge and classical taste in a degree hitherto unequalled--gratitude for the delight he has so often imparted to the audience of Edinburgh—and esteem for his virtues as a man of indepenoent character and of upright conduct. After a short pause Me. KEMBLE rose, and as nearly as our memories serve us, addressed the company in the following words : " GENTLEMEN—For the very high honour which you have just now conferred upon me, ac cept my sincere and grateful thanks. That my ta lents in pithily lite and ivy private character have merited the esteem you have this day been pleased to evince, is and ever will be, the source of the highest gratification to me. Tire Gentleman, to whose elegant manner of presenting this flattering token of your regard I am so much indebted, has . been pleased to designate it as insignificant and inadequate--to me it will ever he most truly valu able, as constantly it - Dressing upon my mind one of the proudest moments of my exis..enre. lam very unaccustomed to extvmporaneous delivery— actors are so much more in the habit of giving utterance to the thoughts of others than in em bodying their own, that we ,re moo in the same situation with those an . inials, who, subsisting by the aid of others, are completely lost when aban doned to their own resources. I shall not, there tote, intrude farther upon your time, but request ing you to believe what no words of mine can sufficiently convey, the deep and lasting sense I entertain of an your kindness ; I request your permission to propose the health ot Francis Jef frey, Esq." Mr. JEFFREY returned his acknowledgments for the honour which had been dune him, aud pro posed the memory of the Princess Charlotte, which was drank with every feeling of affectionate regret. Awing other toasts, the health of Mrs.Sidtious, introduced by a most animated arid eloquent ad dress front Mr. WALTER ScoTT,—also the health ot Mrs. H. Sddons, and success to the Edinburgh - stage, were drank , and whidt were received with every demonstration of respect and delight. Mr. MoattAY Theo rose, and in the name of Mrs. H. Siddons returned his thanks for the ho nour they had paid his sister, awl expressed the very high gratification she had ever derived from the attention and esteem of the citizens of Edin burgh. Mr. Murrly then t the room to attend his professional duties, when his health was pro posed by Mr. Jeffrey. During the evening, the healths of Lord Hol land, who presided upon am occasion somewhat similar last year in London, W. Scott, Esq. Pro fessor Playfair, 11.Macken7ie, Esq &c. were drank with every mink of esteem and admiration. Mr. WiLsoN introduced the memory of Shak speare by an address replete with file and anima tion, and availed himself of the opportuni:y by paying some deserved and sincere compliments to the illustrious guest of the day. The of Lord Byron was also given by the sante individual, with all the glow and en thusiasm which one great poet ever must feel for such another. The immortal memory of Burns was then pro posed, with great effect, by kVALTER SCOTT, Esq. The inemoty of Garrick, by Col. MAcGREGoa, and various other sentiments of respect to living and departed talent, marked the progress of the evening, which was passed in - a manner worthy of the distinguished individuals who honoured the meeting with their presence. The dinner and wines, furnished by Mr. For trine, were most excellent. He, or the person who suggested the idea, deserves the greatest praise for the manner in which the room was adorned—the picture of his father must indeed have been a must gratifying sight to Mr. Kemble. A little before 1 2 o'clock, Mr. Ken;ble retired, 3ml unlike the conclusion of other public festivals, where noise and intemperance generally succeed the specific purpose of the evening ; the company soon atter departed, and terminated a day equally gratifying to the profession as to the adinityrs of the drama, and reflecting equal honour on the merit that deserved, and the feeling that suggested (be celebration.—t Edinburgh Courant, March 2.) PARLIA ME NT. MUSE db` ►;ORD.S, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. Three 1015., local and private, were:brooght from the House of Commons by Mr liirvey, Mr. 13yng, and,oll!er Members„ and_reoa first time. fiord Viscount t•Ip'SIoUTI3 laid upon the Table a 14port to : the Privy . Council respecting the Jury Court in, Scot lan'!. The Office Indemnity Hilt was read a second time and committed for to-morrow. INDEMNITY BILL. The Earl,of.SHAF-7sßuttVreportv'd the Indem 7 oily 1,3111, the Amendments to which were agreed to h some .verbal alterations,. _ The LORI 9 CHANCRLLOR proposed a Clause to lippiy to arrests made in Ireland on charges of treasonable practices in England, which was agreed to and added to the The Bill was ordered, to be engrossed, and. to }.)e read a third time to-morrow.—Adjourned till to morrow (this day.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. 'enables (from the Secretary of States Office) pre sented Accounts ,of all Fees, • Taxes,. and other Duties, paid on Pardons granted under the Urea Seal.—Ordered to he °a the table. • • • Sir C. MONO( .presentee{ a petition from the, Tanners of Hexham. in Northumberland, against the Leather Taxi-Mi ck:red to lie n,n.the table, ,A similar petition was presented from the Tanners of the County of Glamorgan.—Ord'erid to lie on the tank. Mr. LUSHINGTON Proeuted Accounts of the Duties paid pn Leather, in the last f t qir goartires, and of the Drawbacks allowed on Exportation.—Ordered`to lie on the table - , " • Sir W. : SCOTT Presented altetit ion from the University of Oxford again, t the Authors' CoPyright, Bill.—Ordered to lie ott the table. • _Mr. H. SUMNER presented a petition from the Tanners of Surrey against the Leather Tax.—Ordered to lie on the table. HOLIDAYS AT PUBLIC OFFICES. Sir JOHN NEWPORT wished to ask the Attorney-General wily the Holidays of the Officers in the Customs at Dublin had been iacreased ? Formerly, the number allowed in the year was seven; they had beet► raised to twenty, and were still in the course of augmentation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, this was the first he had heard on the subject. He would cause some inquiry to be made, as it did not appear to him desirable that the Holidays of the Officers in question should thus be mul tiplied. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. The Order of the Day having been read for go ing into a'Commit tee of Supply, the Mivell.meous Estimates were ordered to he referred to it, as also a paper relating to the Fortifications in the Netherlands. The House having resolved itself into the Corn inittee, Mr. ARBUTHNOT moved, to defray certain ex pones of a civil nature, which did not ordinarily form pArt of the charges on the Civil List, for a grant of 500,0001. Mr. GoRDoN wished to know why this subject hat! not been before the Finance Committee ? Mr. TIERNEY thought the comse pit/hoed in this instance, by those entrusted with the ma nagement of public affairs, went to take away lioin that House one of its best rights—the right of controlling the public expenditure. Though the s um was small, the principle which it involved • was important., The CHANCELLOR of the ESCITFOMER said, in former years eXpences had occurred %thicli bad not been provided tor, as they could not be foresecn. The pressure of these, on various departtnents, had caused some inconvenience to be experienced, and to guard against this it was judged right that a ptevious provision Omit(' be made for such in cidental expellees as might arise. Ile had no objection to thke part of the sum now moved for On account, and refer the consideration of the,re maining part of the grant to the Committee of Finance. lie moved, as an amendment, tilat the sum of 250,000/;should he substituted for the suns which bad been called for. - Mr. TIERNEY thought it was taking a new course to move for a grant of money i hat was not known to be wanted for any speci fi c service, on the understanding 'that Ministers should after wards come to Parliament, and spew in what manner it had been expended. Mr.ViraaitE showed in what way part of a similar grant called for in the last year had been'expend ed. The repairs of public buildings, which in the preceding year had cost the country but 8,0001., had in the last cansed an expenditure of 41,000/, He then noticed the expence incurred on account of captured. negroes, and t' shed for some information as to the system acted upon with respect to them. Mr. ARBUTHNOr expLiined the increase of ex • pence for repairs of public buildings in the last year, and also the system acted upon with regard to captured negrees. Sir C. MoNcK understood that upwards of 4,000,0001. had been ceined in gold in the last year. He wished to know if it had neatly all been issued ? _ Mr. ~W. POLE was understood to say that five millions and a half had been coined, and that of this sum 4,200,000 had been issued Irons the Mint to the Bank.' The mo►ion, as amended by the CHANCELLOR of tie EXCHEQUER, was carried. Mr. ARBUTHNOT next moved tl►e following grants to be applied in further execution of a+► Act of the 43 , 1 of his present Majesty, cap. SO, towards making Roads. and building Brid tt es the Highlands of 'Selitland, for the year 1518- 20,0001. Towards defraying the exence of tie of a Penitentiary House acAliibank, fur the year 1318--f 0,0041. On the latter Resolution being put, Mr. Goßnori wished the House to be aware of the manner in which the public money was to he expended on this establishment. He understood that some of tl,e towers had already toilet), an , i that the grant now made was in part called for to rebuild them. Mr. LOCK HAFT Sflid he Would oppose this Re solution. The Penitentiary Housts did not strike at the root of the evil. :fliey mi4ht amend the individuals confined, but it shad (seen seen they did not prevent the increase of crime. It was I , ot in this way large sums should he expended. They should rather apply themselves to form a vigorous and ,active police that might prevent the increase of crime. Mr. LONG thought the objection elf the Hon. Gentleman, if at all valid, ought to have been t